Analysis of The Carrying Capacity of Agricultural Land in South Sulawesi Province

Department of Environmental Geography, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: ratihfitria.putri@ugm.ac.id

Abstract

The agricultural sector is the field sector that contributes the largest Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) in South Sulawesi, which has a valueof more than 109 billion. This study aims to analyze the carrying capacity offood agriculture land to be useful for evaluation and ongoing planning management of food agricultural land in South Sulawesi. The data obtained is secondary data originating from South Sulawesi in Figures 2021 published by the Central Statistic Agency (BPS). The method used is adescriptive quantitative approach to describe relationships between variables. The calculation of Carrying Capacity of Agricultural Land in this study used a combination of theories from Odum, Christeller, Ebenezer Howard, and Isard. The variables used in the calculation included the harvested land area (Ha), population size, average rice production per hectare (Kg/Ha), and the Minimum Physical Requirement with apredetermined value of 265. The result showed that there are 7 class I where Barru, Bone, Soppeng, Waju, Sidenreng Rappang, Pinrang, and East Luwu Regencies are included. While for class two classification consists of 10 districts and the remaining seven are included in class 3 indicating the lowestcarrying capacity among all urban districts in South Sulawesi.